January 24th - I600A form mailed to the Department of Homeland Security

This form is an application for advance processing of orphan petition (I600). It helps speed the process of the U.S. government officially deeming us eligible for international adoption and will later help speed up the immigration process once we know who our baby(s) are!

January 24th - Lifesong for Orphans loan application completed and mailed (in March we found out we did not get the loan)

March 3rd - Received an email with a snippet of Sweet Pea's profile, we requested more about her!

March 4th - Finger print appointments, booyah!

8th - Got Sweet Pea's information packet over email with pictures and her history